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The exciting new VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide, Premium Edition eBook is a digital-only certification preparation product combining an eBook with enhanced practice opportunities.

The Premium Edition eBook contains the following items:

Three full exam preparation scenarios and enhanced practice features

PDF and EPUB formats of the VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide from VMware Press, which are accessible via your PC, tablet, and Smartphone

The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending "Review Tasks" help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

Master VMware VCAP5-DCA exam topics

Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes and review tasks

Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks

Practice with realistic lab scenarios

The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Administration. VMware Certified Instructors (VCI) Steve Baca and John Davis share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

This Official Cert Guide comes with access to one set of original practice scenarios designed to prepare you for the experience of the real exam and get you comfortable executing the scenarios in order to complete them in the limited amount of time during the actual test. Content on the practice scenarios maps to the VCAP blueprint and is relevant to both the VCAPDCA510 and VCAPDCA550 exams. All the scenarios are based on real world experiences, where administration tasks that are covered by the exam, may need to be applied.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, comprehensive design scenarios, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

The official study guide helps you master many of the topics on the VCAP5-DCA exam, including:

Using administrator tools such as the vSphere Client, ESXCLI, vmkfstools, ESXTOP, vCLI, vMA, and PowerCLI

Understanding the networking features that are available in vSphere, such as VLAN, PVLANS, and Netflow

Managing vSphere features and technologies that can be used to provide solutions to various storage challenges

Understanding performance tuning, optimization and troubleshooting

Carrying out a cluster configuration, troubleshoot, and management of a vSphere Cluster

Recognizing how logging works for both ESXi hosts and the vCenter Server

Identifying the different methods to secure your vSphere environment

Making sense of Auto Deploy and how its moving parts work

The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from VMware that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized VMware instructors and self-study products from VMware Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered worldwide, please visit www.vmware.com/training.

Steven Baca (VCP, VCAP-DCA, VCI, VCP, NCDA) has been in the computer industry for more than 20 years. Originally a computer programmer and a system administrator working on Unix and Windows systems, he transitioned to VMware about 8 years ago, doing technical training and consulting as well as teaching for NetApp. He believes that the constant evolution of the computer industry requires continuously learning to stay ahead.

John A. Davis (VCP, VCAP-DCA, VCAP-DCD, VCAP5-DTD VCI) has been teaching on VMware technologies since 2004. Throughout his tenure, he has taught VMware courses all over the globe. Currently John is a Senior Consulting Engineer at New Age Technologies who splits his time between teaching and consulting. John has authored several white papers and blogs regularly to his vLoreBlog.com.